Neil G. Ballard

Neil G. Ballard is Mission Local's Development Associate and is an award-winning illustrator and cartoonist. Neil has painted murals and has drawn commercial illustrations for a variety of clients including global brands and local businesses. In his spare time, Neil enjoys cooking and backpacking in the Sierras.

neilgballard@gmail.com

A sequence shows a person being detained in September, questioned in October, taken by ICE, appearing in court, and handcuffed in November.

Fewer arrests, fewer judges: How the ICE crackdown has changed in S.F.

by Neil G. Ballard and Sage Ríos Mace December 2, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 2, 2025, 9:46 am

A sequence of black-and-white comic panels shows an arrest in June, protest in July, airport scene in August, office and body under a sheet in September, connected by a timeline.

Inside ICE’s crackdown in San Francisco: An illustrated timeline

by Neil G. Ballard and Mission Local Staff September 24, 2025, 4:00 amDecember 1, 2025, 8:21 pm

Two officers escort a handcuffed person down a hallway toward a door marked with a women's restroom sign.

Illustrating a day inside San Francisco’s immigration court

by Neil G. Ballard September 7, 2025, 12:30 pmSeptember 9, 2025, 1:59 pm

Birds flying near the bay Bridge

The SF Way: Bay Bridge lights

by Neil G. Ballard March 16, 2023, 8:01 amMarch 16, 2023, 8:02 am

A cartoon of a woman with orange hair and a yellow jacket walking a dog across an empty street. The grating on the street has eyeballs looking up.

The SF Way: Housing solutions

by Neil G. Ballard February 28, 2023, 5:44 amFebruary 28, 2023, 6:47 am

A cartoon of people standing in front of a bus

The SF Way: Love

by Neil G. Ballard February 14, 2023, 4:12 am

Escher-like train station drawing.

The SF Way: Central Station

by Neil G. Ballard January 31, 2023, 11:26 amFebruary 2, 2023, 11:17 am